Salah Yahye, the 19-year-old attacker, was shot dead by an armed civilian during the incident on Saturday afternoon at 4.30pm local time. Magen David Adom, the emergency service provider, said staff were treating one male victim in his thirties who was taken to hospital in a conscious state.

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According to a report by the Times of Israel, the attacker has been identified as a 19-year-old man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem named Salah Yahye. He entered the country illegally and was shot

A team of doctors in Israel is preparing for the return of the hostages from Gaza with the expectation that many are likely to have severe, life-threatening complications from spending more than a year in captivity.

The Iran-backed Houthis have stepped up their missile attacks, in recent weeks. The group says the attacks are part of their campaign aimed at pressuring Israel and the West over the war in Gaza.

Israeli police have said that several people were injured in a shooting in the commercial hub Tel Aviv, while emergency service providers reported that one person was wounded in a stabbing.

Israel approved a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that involves releasing hostages in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli forces carried out new attacks in the enclave before the agreement's scheduled start on Sunday.

Ohad Yahalomi sealed his family in a safe room and stayed outside to guard them with only a handgun on October 7. After over a year in captivity, he is expected to be released.

One person was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack in central Tel Aviv on Saturday afternoon, Israel police said. View on euronews

Initial reports by Israeli media suggested the incident involved a shooting, but it was later clarified as a stabbing attack.